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Man Waiving White Flag

The Joy of Self-Denial

John Calvin believed healthy self-denial was essential in the life of every Christian. “If we want ease and tranquility,” he writes, “we should resign ourselves and all that we have to the will of God.”
John Calvin
John Calvin
January 10, 2025
Graduate Balancing

How to Balance the Intellectual Life with the Spiritual Life

Sometimes the intellectual life and spiritual life are needlessly pitted against one another. In this classic commencement speech, Dallas Willard commends us to love God with all our mind.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
January 10, 2025
11 10 Battlefield

The Contemporary Battlefronts

We finish Richard Foster’s consideration of what it means to be in the Lamb’s Army with a look at some current battlefronts in the realm of “principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness.” The stakes are high, but the Victor is certain.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
11 06 Lamb Army

The Peaceable War of the Lamb

“We are called into this army with the Lord Jesus Christ as the commander-in-chief who leads his faithful people through all of history,” Richard Foster writes in this piece. What is the war he calls us into, and how can we best serve him? Richard explores these ideas in three parts.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
11 08 Stronghold

Pulling Down Strongholds

If Jesus is calling us into battle against “injustice, oppression, hatred, bigotry, cruelty, tyranny, brutality, and anything else opposed to the way of God” as part of the Lamb’s Army, what are our weapons in this peaceable war? Richard Foster reminds us of the mighty spiritual arsenal we possess.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Lamb Peaceful War

The Peaceable War of the Lamb

In the essay from the archives, Richard Foster explains how Jesus, our commander and our chief, calls us into a spiritual warfare that will profoundly impact the social order on every conceivable level.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
2018 10 24 Serving Hands

Is It So Terrible to be Useful?

Drawing on a scene from “The Last Emperor,” Richard Foster helps us shift our thinking from feeling used to becoming useful.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025

How Liberating are the Liberal Arts

Richard Foster describes in detail the benefits one receives in obtaining a liberal arts education in this visionary and expansive piece.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Power Healing Excerpt

Intro to John Wimber’s Book Power Healing

Power Healing by John Wimber and Kevin Springer, first published in 1987, continues to provide valuable insight for Christians into the Why, What, and How of seeking healing from God. Richard Foster penned the intro.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025

Will Your Child Respect Simplicity?

Advice from Richard Foster, specifically for dads, on how to cultivate and culture of simplicity in the home.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025